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Where does “ethnomasochism” come from?

ethnomasochism (English) comes from English masochism, from French masochisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

ethnomasochism (English): Self-loathing on the grounds of one's own race

Definitions

  1. Self-loathing on the grounds of one's own race

Ancestry of “ethnomasochism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmasochismThe enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation
2Frenchmasochismemasochism
3French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
4Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
5Latin-ismus-ism
6Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
7Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →